'Dr. Who' makes a Top 10 list of mistakes by Syfy

Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper weren't good enough for Syfy?

Dr. Who and a television channel devoted to science fiction - a match made in Geek Heaven, right?

Wrong.

At least to the executives at the Syfy channel (then known as SciFi). Failing to keep the regenerated classic on the channel after March 2006 has made i09's "10 Actual Mistakes that Syfy Has Made Over the Years:"

When Doctor Who came back to life in 2005, Syfy seemed to have mixed feelings about it. Everybody expected Syfy to pick up the new show, since after all the channel had launched with classic Doctor Who repeats in heavy rotation — but Syfy dragged its feet for months, not airing the Christopher Eccleston episodes until March 2006. The channel frequently aired Doctor Who in first run with deep cuts to episodes, and never seemed to have much urgency to air them soon after their British airings. Finally, Syfy let the show go off to BBC America, which has propelled it to new ratings heights by treating it as a major event.

The Dr. Who snafu comes in at No. 7. You can click the link above for the rest of the list, or read the abbreviated version of What Were They Thinking:


1. Canceling "Stargate Atlantis."
2. Making Flash Gordon Non-Space-Bound.
3. Abandoning Friday nights as an action-adventure block.
4. Marcel's "Quantum Kitchen."
5. Making "Caprica" a "Battlestar" prequel instead of a standalone show.
6. Not picking up "Firefly."
7. Letting "Dr. Who" get away.
8. Not owning space opera.
9. The name change.
10. Canceling "Eureka."

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